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Sustainable Agriculture Job Boards and Volunteer Sites
If you’re looking for a job, a summer internship, an apprenticeship or a chance to volunteer on a farm focused on sustainable agriculture, there are some great places to look online. I’ve mentioned ATTRA‘s job board before, and here are … Continue reading
Job Listing: Regional Field Organizing Fellowship
The Real Food Challenge program is looking for recent college graduates who are passionate about community organizing and affecting change in the food system for their Regional Field Organizing Fellowship. In this 14-month program, fellows will work on student organizing projects … Continue reading
Ron Revord: First ASAP Scholar
The Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Scholars Program is seeking applicants for fall 2013. To give you an idea of the kinds of things students might do we thought we’d tell you about the 2012 ASAP Scholar, Ron Revord. Ron is … Continue reading
Jobs Alert for Seniors
On March 9st a representative from U.S.PIRG, a collection of state-based advocacy groups, will be on U of I’s campus for an information session on recent job openings, to take place at 7pm in Davenport 113. To quote the organization … Continue reading
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Wal-Mart Rumored to Push for GMO Labeling; What Does it Mean?
The debate over whether to label GMO-products is continuing to rage on all fronts, from growing statewide movements in Washington, Oregon, Vermont and others, and the defeat of Proposition 37 in California, which would have required GMO labeling. However, reports … Continue reading
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FLAG post
The Farmers’ Legal Action Group (FLAG) has just recently released their highly-anticipated guide to written organic agriculture contracts, Farmers’ Guide to Organic Contracts, and it’s now available, for free, right at your fingertips (scroll down, its under “Publications and Articles”). According to FLAG, … Continue reading
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Local agriculture experiences welcome growth at Hendrick House
Alisa DeMarco’s first year at Hendrick House has been marked with huge strides towards more sustainable food options and integration more local foods on campus. Hendrick House has been a privately owned residence hall on the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign … Continue reading
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Tagged Alisa DeMarco, Hendrick House, organic
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Job Opening: Food Processing Certification Specialist
Attention anyone who wants/needs a job: the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association announced this week an immediate opening for a full-time position, based in Columbus, OH, as a Food Processing Certification Specialist. The position will be responsible for providing support … Continue reading
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New Urban Gardening Research And More – Get Up to Speed!
Article by Laura Witzling The first community gardening literature review has been published, a massive quantitative research study on urban soil in New York community gardens is underway, Mother Jones just featured a powerful spread of photographs from a Chicago … Continue reading
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Farmers vs. Monsanto
Agriculture giant Monsanto has been taking a lot of heat lately, arguably for good reason. Specifically, for a pleasant little habit of suing farmers for patent infringement after said farmer’s crops had been unintentionally contaminated by Monsanto’s genetically modified seed. … Continue reading
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